MODESTO - A crash on Codoni Avenue this morning sent the driver of a Toyota Camry to the hospital with major injuries, CHP reports.

The collision happened at about 11:40am, and involved a semi and gray Toyota Camry.

According to Officer AJ Palazuelos with the California Highway Patrol, the Toyota was northbound on Codoni Avenue and the semi was making a southbound turn out of an industrial park when the collision occured.

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The driver of the Camry was pinned in the vehicle and had to be extricated by fire rescue personnel. He was transported to a local hospital with major injuries, but it appeared that he would survive. The driver of the semi appeared uninjured, but the collision disabled the truck.

Officials urge extra caution when traveling through industrial areas such as this one, as big rigs frequently enter and exit through the roadways.

"Once a semi has established its presence on the road they have the legal right of way," Officer Palazuelos explained.

GROVELAND - The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal collision that claimed at least one person's life just before 11am Saturday.

The crash was reported at 10:55am on Highway 120 near Feretti Road involving two vehicles, according to the CHP.

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One vehicle was described as a Chevy pickup truck, the other was described to be a Chevy Cruze. Both vehicles collided head on, and the crash scene blocked the entire roadway.

Authorities report at one point traffic was backed up for half a mile in both directions, while fire crews worked to rescue one person from the crash. One occupant was pronounced deceased at the scene.

One lane was opened just before 12:30pm to traffic. Cal Trans was called to assist with traffic control.

CROWS LANDING - Emergency crews are working a traffic collision just south of the community of Crows Landing in West Stanislaus County.

The California Highway Patrol reports a black vehicle was involved in a collision just before 11:15pm near the intersection of Highway 33 and Eastin Road. One occupant suffered a head injury, but was alert and conscious at the time emergency crews arrived.

An air ambulance was requested to transport the injured person. CHP officers are checking a nearby orchard just south of the collision in case any other injured occupants may have been in the vehicle.